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Every day for six years, an average of two people who live or work at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital have been assaulted seriously enough to require medical attention — something executives concealed by keeping false records and retaliating against whistleblowers who tried to reveal the “astronomical rate of violence” inside the state facility, according to an explosive lawsuit obtained by NJ Advance Media.Patients “live in a constant state of fear, knowing that staff can’t protect them” from other patients who “are routinely allowed to continue their violent rampages” because there aren’t enough employees who can stop them, according to the 60-page federal civil rights lawsuit filed Monday by the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender and co-counsel, the Wolf Law Firm in North Brunswick.“Virtually every doctor at Greystone has been assaulted,” including one doctor in February who lay unconscious, his face covered … [Read more...] about Atmosphere of ‘terror and retaliation’ allowed violence, neglect to fester at state psych hospital, scathing lawsuit says

Developers ruining Bayonne parks The city of Bayonne is set to vote on a resolution that will allow a developer to remove trees from a public park under a Temporary Use Agreement granted by NJDEP Green Acres based on a misunderstanding of the facts. Dr. David Morris Park in Bayonne is the only park in Bayonne named for an African American. Dr. Morris was the president of the physicians of Bayonne Hospital and president of the NAACP. He was a humanitarian. The park was created, in his honor, as a quiet, meditative, green space. This small park has 11 trees. Aesthetically and environmentally they are an important part of the urban "forest". We are losing more and more trees in Bayonne and they are not being replaced. The park is important to the quality of life of the neighborhood. A very large development is being erected next to the park. It will occupy nearly the entire block. The developer has created a proposal for the park that depends on the removal of all the trees. The developer … [Read more...] about Don’t cut down trees in Bayonne; Thanks for help; Don’t ignore Brennan

Rashan Gary has done more than hire an agent.The Michigan defensive lineman and New Jersey native will launch his own sports agency ahead of the 2019 NFL Draft, according to sports attorney Darren Heitner. Gary is said to have hired Ian Clarke as his agent with the intention to have Clarke work for the planned agency, “Rashan Gary Sports.”Gary is also currently involved in the patent/trademark process with his own personal logo, according to Heitner.Rashan Gary has also received a trademark registration for his name & is in the process of registering his logo with the US Patent & Trademark Office. Both for use with sale of apparel. pic.twitter.com/8ZY5CIKFr2— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) December 18, 2018 Gary announced in November he would forego his remaining eligibility at Michigan and enter the NFL Draft. He has left the Wolverines and will not play in the Peach Bowl against Florida on Dec. 29. Gary, who is a 6-foot-5, 282-pounds, finished his Michigan … [Read more...] about NFL Draft 2019: N.J.’s Rashan Gary to form own sports agency after leaving Michigan

It’s a scam in which the perpetrator calls a grandparent and tells them their grandchild is in trouble, and they need to wire them money.Often, the victim sends the cash, unknowingly to the scammer, and the money is gone forever.On Monday, police in Bordentown Township and Arkansas teamed up with federal authorities to stop one of the scams, and arrested a Paterson couple when they picked up the cash.Kevelin Garcia, 21, and Edgar Trejo-Tavarez, also 21, are charged with conspiracy to commit theft by deception.Here’s how Bordentown police alleged it happened:The FBI and the Chicot County Sheriff’s Office called police last Thursday, Dec. 13, and said a 93-year-old man there had received a “grandchild in distress” phone call. The caller said he was a lawyer representing the man’s grandson, who had just been in a car crash while driving drunk.The caller even spiced up the story, and said a pregnant woman was injured and might lose her baby. The grandson … [Read more...] about How police in N.J. stopped a scam against a 93-year-old in Arkansas

Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief of staff, Pete Cammarano, testified Tuesday that he personally asked the top Murphy staffer accused of raping Katie Brennan to “make arrangements” to leave state government employment in March, though the official, Albert J. Alvarez, would not resign until October.Cammarano’s testimony reveals that the Murphy administration tried to push Alvarez out of his job months earlier than what was previously disclosed. Alvarez was also asked to make plans to leave in June.Cammarano said that while he did not fire Alvarez outright in March, he made it clear he was to leave.“What I was saying to him was very clear,” he said. “The message was there that he needed to leave state government.”Cammarano is the third state official testifying Tuesday before a special legislative committee investigating the Murphy administration’s handling of Brennan’s rape allegation against Alvarez. He’s also the highest … [Read more...] about Murphy’s chief of staff testifies he asked Brennan’s accused rapist to leave months earlier than previously disclosed